#eBOok by : CLEOPATRA: THE EGYPTIAN QUEEN: THE ENTIRE LIFE STORY (Great Biographies)

#eBOok by : CLEOPATRA: THE EGYPTIAN QUEEN: THE ENTIRE LIFE STORY (Great Biographies)

Cleopatra VII Philopator was the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, nominally survived as pharaoh by her son Caesarion. She was also a diplomat, naval commander, polyglot, and medical author. As a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, she was a descendant of its founder, Ptolemy I Soter, a Macedonian Greek general and companion of Alexander the Great.Inside you&8217llread aboutRome comes to EgyptSibling rivalryCaesar and CleopatraAssassinationAntony and CleopatraAn Alexandrian idyllDusk approachesAnd much moreJulius Caesar maintained

a private affair with Cleopatra that produced a son, Caesarion (Ptolemy XV). When Caesar was assassinated Cleopatra attempted to have Caesarion named as his heir, but this fell instead to Caesars grandnephew Octavian. In the Liberators civil war Cleopatra sided with the Roman Second Triumvirate formed by Octavian, Mark Antony, and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus. Cleopatra had an affair with Antony that would eventually produce three children: Alexander Helios, Cleopatra Selene II, and Ptolemy Philadelphus. Octavians forces invaded Egypt and defeated those of Antony, leading to his suicide.

When Cleopatra learned that Octavian planned to bring her to Rome for his triumphal procession, she committed suicide by poisoning, the popular belief being that she was bitten by an asp.